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as in planting
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics
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as in embedding
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the gemstone was poorly implanted in the setting, so it was constantly popping out
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Recent Examples of implanting
Manipulations include everything from surgically removing key tissues to implanting beads soaked with signaling molecules to injecting DNA into cells to instruct them to make a different set of proteins.
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ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy and depression generally involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the left side of a patient’s chest, where the vagus nerve passes.
—Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Attorney Ben Ikuta claims that Acacio continued to perform medical procedures on patients while his license was suspended, including performing transfers and implanting embryos.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Score and Mills, a Brevard County couple, sued IVF Life — which does business as Fertility Center of Orlando — last month for implanting Score with the the wrong embryo.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The bill would prohibit the importation, sale, and offer of sale of pets that are transgenic, meaning they are created by implanting a gene from one species into another.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
After implanting him with the device, a now docile Hank reveals that he's already released implanted people into the Wasteland — and that they've been given instructions.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
There are also concerns about implanting even primitive embryo models created from stem cells into anything that resembles a human womb.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
For the very first time, researchers captured incredible real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into artificial uterine tissue.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2025
ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy and depression generally involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the left side of a patient’s chest, where the vagus nerve passes.
—Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Attorney Ben Ikuta claims that Acacio continued to perform medical procedures on patients while his license was suspended, including performing transfers and implanting embryos.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Score and Mills, a Brevard County couple, sued IVF Life — which does business as Fertility Center of Orlando — last month for implanting Score with the the wrong embryo.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The bill would prohibit the importation, sale, and offer of sale of pets that are transgenic, meaning they are created by implanting a gene from one species into another.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
After implanting him with the device, a now docile Hank reveals that he's already released implanted people into the Wasteland — and that they've been given instructions.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
There are also concerns about implanting even primitive embryo models created from stem cells into anything that resembles a human womb.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
For the very first time, researchers captured incredible real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into artificial uterine tissue.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implanting
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Ensure that your young peach tree is at least 12 to 18 inches tall before planting it outside.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
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Just be sure to avoid planting the spurge-laurel variety, which is an invasive plant.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
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The firms pulling ahead are not just embedding quality earlier.—
Manish Gupta,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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By embedding resale opportunities straight into the initial buying destination, Naia creates early indicators of long-term value, encourages a continuous cycle of wardrobe circulation and positions itself as the definitive global destination for independent fashion.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Females are not released but may be used for breeding in the laboratory.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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To test the effect of this dysfunctional receptor on the plant’s defenses, the team began breeding the plants for their experiment.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Will this end up being the most lopsided rooting guide ever?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Travelers looking for the family-friendly side of Mardi Gras should book lodging outside the French Quarter and plan their schedule around the daytime and early-evening parades.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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According to the lawsuit, the union’s anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation policy prohibits retaliation against employees for lodging a discrimination or harassment complaint or assisting in the investigation of such a complaint.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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“Implanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implanting. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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